OpenAI whistleblower who died was being considered as witness against company
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/21/openai-whistleblower-dead-aged-26
Suchir Balaji, listed in court filing as having ‘relevant documents’ about copyright violation, died on 26 November
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26.
